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Lynis Auditing Tool 1.3.5 ------------------------------------------ Hi friends After A long time a post as I was quite busy with my exams .. :p  Now Soon there will be flood of post... Well While Just surfing I found out an awesome tool for auditing.. Lynis Auditing Tool 1.3.5     Lynis is an auditing tool for Unix (specialists). It scans the system and available software to detect security issues. Beside security related information it will also scan for general system information, installed packages and configuration mistakes. This software aims in assisting automated auditing, software patch management, vulnerability and malware scanning of Unix based systems.     Changes: This release adds support for Mageia Linux, PCLinuxOS, Sabayon Linux, and Scientific Linux. It includes improved support for Arch Linux and initial systems support. Several tests have been extended to provide better information. Many improvements were made to the re...

3 Reasons Why Your Organization Needs a ‎# Network ‎# Scanner ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ By:- # UnhappyGhost   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A network scanner is a somewhat vague term. While it is easy to answer questions such as “what does a patch manager do?”, the same cannot be said of a network scanner. The main reason for this is that a network scanner, unlike a patch manager, is not designed to perform a single function. In general, a network scanner can perform a series of different tasks and checks to ensure that your network is secure against all known vulnerabilities as well as to make sure that it is configured in a secure way.   1. To ensure your software is configured securely: ------------------------------------------------------- An administrator’s life can be quite demanding at times. It is not enough for an administra...